indescribable; having no way to express
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
and yet; despite (all) that
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
at once; immediately; right now
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
whole face; all over one's face
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
practice; practising; training; study
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
interior; inside; internal
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
a great variety of; diversity
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly